Democrats are losing some skirmishes over the Department of Homeland Security, but many feel they are winning a political war that will haunt Republicans in 2016 and beyond. Democrats lacked the votes Friday to force Republicans to fund the department for a year with no strings. Still, even some Republicans say party leaders are on a perilous path with a very public ideological struggle only highlighting the GOP's inability to pass contested legislation and possibly worsening its weak...

The second and third readings of two bills to annex parcels of city-owned land into the city limits top the agenda of Neosho City Council when that governing body meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, in council chambers of city hall, 203 E. Main Street.

Maybe it was Islamic extremists who killed Boris Nemtsov. Or someone offended by his love life. Or agents of a Western power that will stop at nothing to disfigure President Vladimir Putin's image and drive him from power. Russian investigators,...

I’m enjoying a good book as the world just gets more beautiful by the moment. Snow has been coming down for the last 3 hours and isn’t slowing down. How blessed I am to be able to stay in and enjoy it.

A story this week in the Neosho Daily News reported some activity at the local shooting range. The Missouri Department of Conservation is trying to get a handle on all the ranges in the state. They are wanting to know who is uses them,...